late 80s/early 90s time trial bikes

[Ian Raleigh]

Me on my Edison about 1986 ! Got a few more but its finding them.

Me again 1987 !

 

[1988_Ben]

Why not just buy the real thing ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOTTECCHIA-Gr ... 3cc563c6b3

 

[ScillySuffolk]

Why not just buy the real thing ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOTTECCHIA-Gr ... 3cc563c6b3

I've got the shifters!

Interesting to read that it was sprayed by Mario Vaz: I've read mixed reports of his work, but you're not going to entrust a £10k bike to anyone who isn't up to scratch.

 

[ScillySuffolk]

Great photos Ian!

What was the thinking behind using bullhorns without tri bars? Wasn't the aero effect of ordinary drops any use?

 

[cipolinni]

tt

Great post this
Fantastic photos
I'm in the market for a Lo-Pro TT frame/forks or complete bike
Apologies for butting into this great discussion,i have a wanted post.
Keep bringing the photos chaps
Cipo

 

[Midlife]

As a short aside....... when did it become legal to use tri-bars? In my day you were only allowed 3 points of contact with the bike: feet, bottom and hands (the 1970's that is)

Shaun

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Here's mine. It has a full Mavic groupset.

 

[Midlife]

Blimey, I bet that was a handful on a windy Borobridge / A1 "25"

Shaun

 

[Old Ned]

Great photos Ian!

What was the thinking behind using bullhorns without tri bars? Wasn't the aero effect of ordinary drops any use?

Tri-bars weren't legal for use in TT's at that date. I think they became 'legal' in '91 (or close to 91 anyway). This also answers Midlife's question. I don't know if anyone turned up at an event and tried to use them before this date but if they had they would probably have been refused as the rules then dictated that 'brake levers should be accessible from the normal riding position' which of course they aren't on tri-bars. This was a knee-jerk reaction ruling dating back to Alf Engers fitting his brake levers behind the top of his bars in around '76?

 

[Old Ned]

Blimey, I bet that was a handful on a windy Borobridge / A1 "25"

Shaun

Also an illegal combination of wheels for CTT time trials. I don't think full disc fronts have ever been 'legal' but possibly they were for a very short time when they first came out before it was realised how potentially dangerous they could be in windy or heavy traffic conditions. Ultra deep front wheel rims are also 'illegal' for very similar reasons.